January 18th, 2011
Courtesy of The Circle of Blue, a look at the need for the U.S. and China to collaborate to resolve confrontation between rising energy demand and water scarcity in both countries. As the article notes, there is powerful evidence that China’s dry and energy-rich northern and western provinces do not have enough water to both […]
Read more »Role Of Energy Production In Water Consumption
January 6th, 2011
Via JAWRA’s blog, a reference to an interesting report on the impact that energy production will have upon water consumption: The article investigates how meeting domestic energy production targets for both fossil and renewable fuels may affect future water demand. It combines projections of energy production with estimates of water consumption on a per-unit basis for […]
Read more »December 28th, 2010
Via The Johnson Foundation, a summary of an interesting presentation given recently on the watergy nexus: “…When you drive by an empty office building at night and see lights left on, you probably think about the energy that’s being wasted, but do you also think about the water that’s wasted while the electric meter spins? […]
Read more »Oil & Water Do Not Mix: Water Supplies Soaked Up By California’s Oil Sector
December 20th, 2010
Courtesy of The High Country News, an interesting report on how California – despite not having much water to spare – is pouring billions of gallons of this invaluable substance into its oil business and then allowing companies to return polluted wastewater to unlined ponds. As the article notes: “…From the “Petroleum Highway” — a […]
Read more »December 18th, 2010
Via The American Council For An Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), some interesting statistics on the watergy nexus as it relates to water supply and wastewater treatment systems. As the report notes: “…Municipal water supply and wastewater treatment (W&WW) systems are among the most energy-intensive facilities owned and are operated by local governments, accounting for about 35% […]
Read more »The Energy – Water Collision: Ten Things To Know
December 12th, 2010
Via The Union of Concerned Scientists – a leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world – 10 things to know about the impending Energy-Water Collision. As the article notes: “…Energy and water are woven into our daily lives and strongly linked to one another. Producing energy uses water, and providing freshwater uses energy. Both these processes face growing limits and problems. In most power plants, water […]
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